BAYOU LA BATRE, Alabama (AP) -- A day after reporting his four young children were missing, a shrimp fisherman broke down and confessed that he threw them off an 80-foot-high bridge to their deaths, authorities said Wednesday.

Lam Luong, 37, was charged with four counts of capital murder, and divers searched the murky waters for the bodies of the youngsters, who ranged in age from a few months to 3 years.

Authorities said they believe Luong then drove on Monday to the two-lane Dauphin Island bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway, stopped at the highest part of the span and threw the youngsters over the side.

I can't truly express how disgusted I am after reading this. I can't think of any punishment that would equal the horror that this piece of crap inflicted on his own kids. What in the hell is wrong with people. Tossing your kids off an 80 foot bridge as if they were nothing. How can this guy sleep at night. Throwing them aside with no care because you were angry at your girlfriend. Again a steaming pile of dog poo is about the nicest thing I am allowed to say about this person.